Jean-Baptiste GRENET

(b. 15 October 1709 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 29 April 1799 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste GRENET was born 15 October 1709 in Québec, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste GRENET was the child of Jean GRENET and Hélène LAVERGNE and the grandchild of: (maternal) François LAVERGNE dit DELAVERGUE and Françoise LEFRANCOIS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean-Baptiste married Brigitte PINEL dite LAFRANCE 31 January 1735 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Brigitte PINEL dite LAFRANCE was born 11 January 1706 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Brigitte was the child of François-Xavier PINEL and Louise CONSTANTINEAU.

Jean-Baptiste GRENET died 29 April 1799 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

Jean-Baptiste GRENET was a Charpentier.
In New France, the occupation of charpentier, or carpenter, covered all trades of wood construction.

Source: tfcq.ca

18th Century Charpentier in New France: Crafting Dreams in Timber

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Jean-Baptiste GRENET married

Brigitte PINEL dite LAFRANCE-- Date: 31 January 1735 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Brigitte PINEL dite LAFRANCE was the child of François-Xavier PINEL and Louise CONSTANTINEAU

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Children of Jean-Baptiste GRENET and Brigitte PINEL dite LAFRANCE:

Angélique GRENET (b.2 August 1752, Québec, Canada, New France d. 2 July 1826, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Alexis-François CÔTÉ 12 January 1778 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
m. Jacques BARON 28 January 1793 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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1709 Birth
15 October 1709
Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1735 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GRENET and Brigitte PINEL dite LAFRANCE 31 January 1735, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 25 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Angélique GRENET was born 2 August 1752, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.